Xolani Mayekiso

Actor Xolani Mayekiso

QUICK FACTS
Birth / Real Name:	Xolani A. Mayekiso
Occupation:	Actor
Date of Birth	15 April 1992 (age 32 years)
Place of Birth	QwaQwa, Free State
Nationality:	South African
Gender:	Male
Education:	AFDA

Xolani Mayekiso (born 1990 in QwaQwa, Free State, South Africa), actor best known as Thato in Mzansi Magic soapie drama The Queen.

Who is Xolani Mayekiso?

Xolani Mayekiso was born in 15 April 1992 in QwaQwa, Free State, South Africa. He is multilingual, speaking Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana and Sepedi.

Xolani Mayekiso education

Xolani Mayekiso is a graduate from AFDA with a BA Live Performance.

Xolani Mayekiso parents and siblings

Xolani Mayekiso’s mother died in a tragic road accident, together with his two nieces. He was raised by his mother without the father.

Xolani Mayekiso girlfriend and children

Xolani Mayekiso is a great father to his young daughter. His girlfriend is not yet known.

Career

Xolani Mayekiso first appeared in an acting role on television in 2016 when he was cast in the Mzansi Magic telemovie Izinqumo Esizenzayo (The Decisions We Make), which aired as part of the channel’s “Lokshin Bioskop” made-for-TV movie strand featuring township tales.

The following year he played the cameo role of Vusi in a scene on the SABC1 soapie Generations: The Legacy, which aired on 2 March, 2017.

Xolani got his big break later in 2017 when he was cast as Thato Maake, a kasi guy with a drug problem who was on his way to getting better, on the Mzansi Magic soapie The Queen.

He made his first appearance on the show in Season 2, Episode 72 (which aired on 7 November, 2017). Originally recurring in Season 2 and the first part of Season 3, he was promoted to series regular during the third season.

Xolani also had a role in the movie Umhlanga, a film created by interns from M-Net’s Magic in Motion Academy for young filmmakers. The film aired on Mzansi Magic on 3 February, 2018.